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Troy board grants National Grid variance for 1,400-sq.-ft. energy center tied to geothermal pilot
Summary
The board approved an area variance for National Grid to build a roughly 1,400-square-foot energy center at 249 River Street to support a pilot geothermal thermal-energy network; the decision followed technical briefings and public comment.
The Troy Planning/Zoning board voted to grant National Grid an area variance to construct an approximately 1,400-square-foot energy center at 249 River Street that will support a pilot utility thermal energy network (U-TEN) using geothermal bore fields.
National Grid counsel Jessica Lees said the building will house pumps and equipment that circulate a closed fluid loop between geothermal bore fields and connected buildings’ water-source heat pumps. The city owns the parcel and intends to lease it to the Troy Local Development Corporation; National Grid would install and operate distribution piping. The board classified the building as a Type II action for environmental review and approved the requested variance by a 5-0 vote.
Why it matters: The project is part of New York State’s initiative to develop utility-scale thermal energy…
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